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Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been handed a timely injury boost with the news that Michael Essien's comeback from injury is ahead of schedule.

Podcast: Big Phil's Love Parade Dates: September 22 and October 13, 2008 Titles: The Chilling Effect Of A McCain Presidency, Grab The White Robe And Pitchfork, Its Time For A McCain Rally, Yee, Haw! Download the show: Show 152, Show 155 Big Phil has been taking some hard shots lately at GOP presidential candidate John McCain, in what I view as a noble but naive campaign to avert yet another Re

Luiz Felipe Scolari have been appointed as Chelsea manager, it's official.The 59 year-old manager who is currently the head coach of Portugal, have agreed terms with Chelsea as he looks set to move from Portugal to England. An excellent manager who famously managed the 2002 Brazilian National Team to World Cup glory and 2 semi-finals and a final with Portugal, he is a well-known and world-class ma

Chelsea have issued a statement tonight that the current boss of the Portugal national team, Luiz Felipe Scolari, will become the new Chelsea manager on 1 July. The Chelsea statement went onto say: “Felipe has great qualities. He is one of the world’s top coaches with a record of success at country and club level […] He [...]

Podcast: Big Phil's Love Parade Date: April 28, 2008 Title: New Microphone! New Mixer! Same Old Sh@T! Download the show: Show 131 Big Phil made a big mistake and now he's feeling bad about it. I'll let him tell the story: "Ken Turetzky and I have this back and forth going. He thinks I pause too much oftentimes during the show. And after he made this post on his blog, I purposefully paused qui

Podcast: Big Phil's Love Parade Date: April 14, 2008 Title: Yearly Fund Raiser Download the show: Show 129 Although I'm not normally one to promote my good deeds, I do humbly admit that people who know me, and even perfect strangers, often express surprise at my most generous nature. For example, I'm never too busy to offer unprompted advice regarding their manner of dress, their grammar, their efforts in the kitchen, their various artistic endeavors, or even their choice of religion! Thanks, Mom! I gladly credit my parents with instilling these elements of good character in my personality, however much they refuse to accept the blame, as they call it. In fact, they've told me more than once that I'm on my own now, and should stop calling them. I'm forever thankful to my parents fo

Podcast: Big Phil's Love Parade Date: April 14, 2008 Title: Yearly Fund Raiser Download the show: Show 129 Although I'm not normally one to promote my good deeds, I do humbly admit that people who know me, and even perfect strangers, often express surprise at my most generous nature. For example, I'm never too busy to offer unprompted advice regarding their manner of dress, their grammar, the

Big Phil's Love Parade, Show 101 Date: September 30, 2007 Full episode: It's My House Summary: Looks like Big Phil's settling in. He just closed on a home in Oklahoma City. To show their gratitude, Big Phil bought his real estate agent a can of Mace, and she bought him a book about Jesus. And to celebrate, Phil played some My Fat Ass Itches on Episode 101 of the Love Parade. Praise the Lord! But something isn't quite right. "I think my fat ass itches, also," Phil says, tentatively. Sure it does, Phil. Your fat ass is trying to tell you that you just made a huge mistake! Congratulations, anyway. See you at the revival meeting! Listen: (0:32).

Freddie Ljungberg’s parting gift is to re-ignite the debate about the current state of the Arsenal squad. I’m not going to go into the ins and outs of his reasons for his departure, you can read them in yesterday’s comments and elsewhere. Indeed, Goodplaya has covered those rather nicely, highlighting the contradictons and hypocrises. Personally I find it a pity that so many footballers now start a new chapter in their careers with a negative end to their old ones. It is, of course, nothing new. It is however more and more prevalent. It makes me wonder who was making promises to him though. Given the responsibilities within the Club at the time, it will have been one of two people. I think I’ll remember the man with more affection for the goals that typified his career at Arsenal, a number of enjoyable moments, becoming a rarity in recent seasons due to injury and being unable to recapture that form as a result. Perhaps a change of scenery will do that for him.

Big Phil's Love Parade, Show 107 Date: April 5, 2007. Full episode: Show 76: I Stink, Therefore I Am Summary: Big Phil's in the bathroom this week, making moist, airy sounds while "The Morning Poop" drones in the background, ostensibly dissecting the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Her Shit Don't Stink has never been so embarrassed by its surroundings. Whatever would inspire a program host to abuse my tender love song in such a manner? Surely not the title. Thankfully, Big Phil refrains from blasting another wet one until the last note fades. He follows up with a theme-appropriate melody from from Lynn Julian, If Farts Were Made of Super Ball Stuff. Finally, a noticeably mellow Phil stumbles over the credits: "We heard from Ken Turzetzky...." He'll be here all week, folks. Listen: (0:45).

I was been thinking about the Reading game earlier today, and having watched it a second time yesterday (boring swot aren’t I!) there are a couple of things that I would like to put to all you gooners out there. The midfield and back four I thought were superb, and we never looked in any sort of trouble at the back until Arsene took off Hleb and brought on Senderos in the last 5 minutes. We immediately conceded a goal, and then Reading went on to make two further good chances to snatch an equaliser, and if Jens had not made an outstanding save from Sidwell, we would have cocked things up good and proper. Now I really do like Senderos - his character, his loyalty, his determination and his strength and enthusiasm – but after watching the speed, positional play, and attacking options given us by the pairing of Gilberto and Gallas in the middle, I really do think big Phil is now fourth in the pecking order at the moment and, whilst it is hard to choose between him and Djourou